{"id":13175,"date":"2026-05-28T10:35:27","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T10:35:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/olga\/?p=13175"},"modified":"2026-05-28T10:53:36","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T10:53:36","slug":"exploring-the-digestive-system-in-primary-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/olga\/2026\/05\/28\/exploring-the-digestive-system-in-primary-6\/","title":{"rendered":"Exploring the digestive system in Primary 6"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"13177\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/olga\/2026\/05\/28\/exploring-the-digestive-system-in-primary-6\/screenshot-44\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/olga\/uploads\/sites\/26254\/2026\/05\/28102759\/IMG_7439.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,628\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Screenshot&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1779967658&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Screenshot&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Screenshot\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Screenshot&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/olga\/uploads\/sites\/26254\/2026\/05\/28102759\/IMG_7439-300x157.jpeg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/olga\/uploads\/sites\/26254\/2026\/05\/28102759\/IMG_7439-1024x536.jpeg\" class=\"wp-image-13177 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/olga\/uploads\/sites\/26254\/2026\/05\/28102759\/IMG_7439-300x157.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"764\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/olga\/uploads\/sites\/26254\/2026\/05\/28102759\/IMG_7439-300x157.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/olga\/uploads\/sites\/26254\/2026\/05\/28102759\/IMG_7439-1024x536.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/olga\/uploads\/sites\/26254\/2026\/05\/28102759\/IMG_7439-768x402.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/olga\/uploads\/sites\/26254\/2026\/05\/28102759\/IMG_7439.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 764px) 100vw, 764px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Primary 6 pupils have been fully immersed in their <span role=\"button\" data-url=\"ca:\/\/s?q=human_body_learning\">human body learning<\/span> this term and today they took their understanding of the <span role=\"button\" data-url=\"ca:\/\/s?q=digestive_system_explanation\">digestive system<\/span> to a whole new level. As part of their IDL work, learners created hands\u2011on models to simulate how food travels through the body.<\/p>\n<p>From constructing and investigating the role of the <span role=\"button\" data-url=\"ca:\/\/s?q=stomach_function\">stomach<\/span> and <span role=\"button\" data-url=\"ca:\/\/s?q=intestines_role\">intestines<\/span>, pupils worked collaboratively to test, observe, and refine their designs. There was plenty of curiosity, problem\u2011solving, and a fair bit of laughter as they explored how our bodies break down and absorb nutrients.<\/p>\n<p>This live learning experience gave pupils a memorable, practical insight into the science behind digestion while strengthening teamwork and inquiry skills.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Primary 6 pupils have been fully immersed in their human body learning this term and today they took their understanding of the digestive system to a whole new level. As part of their IDL work, learners created hands\u2011on models to &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/olga\/2026\/05\/28\/exploring-the-digestive-system-in-primary-6\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29482,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13175","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/olga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13175","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/olga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/olga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/olga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/29482"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/olga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13175"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/olga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13175\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13181,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/olga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13175\/revisions\/13181"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/olga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13175"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/olga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13175"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/olga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13175"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}